vrijdag 1 februari 2013

Origins

Leet speak has its origins from the IRC chat culture and was
believed to be born from the need of geeks and hackers to develop a way to
avoid censorship and detection in their communications online. The language is
characterized by intended grammatical errors, mix usage of numbers, signs and
letters (a combination of lower and uppercase letters). Comparable to an
industry jargon, leet speak often signifies group affiliations and makes it
easy to spot a n00b (newbie) in a room full of pros.